Editing Engineering Library II (section)

== Special Services ==

[[IT]] related applications were implemented to further enhance traditional library services and cope up with the growing collection and expanding needs of the immediate stakeholders. EnggLib upholds to utilize free and [[open-source]] technologies, and to develop in-house applications for the institution since this mandate encourages the personalization and specialization of library services for the users. Furthermore, all work processes in the library are systematized, duly documented, and periodically improved based on actual and evolving work practices as part of the systematization process of EnggLib.<ref name=ISNS>{{cite book}}</ref>
The Library also takes a liberal approach to providing access to its resources by welcoming even researchers not from the University, either professionals, or students in the graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels. These researchers are educated on the use of resources, and provided with the same quality of information services intended for UP patrons.

===== Library Management System =====

An integrated [[library management system]], '''iLib''', created by the Main Library using [[open-source]] system, was set in place to easily manage and organize the library resources and facilitate access, retrieval and servicing of these.<ref name="AR2012 19">{{cite book|title=UP College of Engineering Library Annual Report 2012|date=2013|publisher=UP College of Engineering Library|location=Diliman, Quezon City|page=19}}</ref>
===== e-Reference Desk =====

EnggLib takes advantage of the [[social media]] to provide ubiquitous access to dynamic information resources and personalized services to its users. The e-Reference Desk service allows users anywhere in the world with an [[Internet]] connection to inquire about the EnggLib’s resources and services through [[online chat]], [[e-mail]], and [[social media]].

EnggLib’s '''official Facebook and Twitter accounts''' feature the latest library news and announcements, some of the best resources accessible within the library, and technology news and other useful information. The '''Orange Network blog''' serves as the avenue for [[Selective Dissemination of Information]] (SDI), keeping subscribed students and faculty members posted on new library acquisitions available for circulation. This ensures that all faculty members and COE students are notified with EnggLib’s List of New Acquisitions.<ref>{{cite book|title=UP College of Engineering Library Annual Report 2012|date=2013|publisher=UP College of Engineering Library|location=Diliman, Quezon City|pages=15,32}}</ref> It also uses '''Instagram''' which serves as a location-based photo stream for the library and '''Youtube''' to visually feature its services & facilities. All these were integrated and made available via the one stop portal, the '''EnggLib website''', where detailed information about vast resources and diverse services can be accessed and maximized to their advantage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Current Awareness|url=http://www.engglib.upd.edu.ph/index.php/facilities-services/current|work=UP College of Engineering Library Website|publisher=UP College of Engineering Library|accessdate=13 March 2014}}</ref>
===== Hybrid Bulletin Board =====

For those who frequently visit EnggLib, a hybrid bulletin board was also set in place to welcome user and promote its resources and services. This features the things one may expect from a traditional library [[bulletin board]] except that latest [[multimedia]] and Web technology are utilized to augment it. In the heart of this hybrid bulletin board is the '''EnggLibTV''', a dynamic multimedia information display developed by EnggLib. EnggLibTV features library announcements, latest posts from the Orange Network, Facebook and Twitter account, the latest technology news headlines, and informative videos covering a multitude of technology and engineering sub disciplines.<ref>{{cite book|title=UP College of Engineering Library Annual Report 2012|date=2013|publisher=UP College of Engineering Library|location=Diliman, Quezon City|page=16,32}}</ref>
===== e-Resources Portal =====

Instead of spending thousands on reference books that take up significant space, EnggLib introduced patrons to the '''e-Reference Portal''', a dedicated workstation that contains links to free and [[open-access]] reference sites. Versions of this service includes the '''e-Journal Subscriptions Portal''' which offers a one-stop access point for the library’s online journal subscriptions, and the '''Local Databases Portal''' which provides access to the library’s local digital resources. Today, all these were integrated to the '''e-Gateway Portal''', allowing onsite access to almost every e-resource of EnggLib. '''[[Tablet computers]]''' are also being used to provide access to e-books through specially-designed applications developed in-house.<ref>{{cite book|title=UP College of Engineering Library Annual Report 2012|date=2013|publisher=UP College of Engineering Library|location=Diliman, Quezon City|page=16}}</ref>
===== Records Management System =====

The '''Records and Archives Management System (RAMs)''' was developed to keep track of the library’s voluminous records and archival materials. Through this system, transferred documents and archival materials coming from various sections in the library can be made easily searchable and retrievable.<ref>{{cite book|title=UP College of Engineering Library Annual Report 2012|date=2013|publisher=UP College of Engineering Library|location=Diliman, Quezon City|pages=30–32}}</ref>
===== Inventory System =====

The library also initiates development of in-house systems to promote work productivity and efficiency--an example of which is EnggLib’s '''automated [[inventory]] system'''. This system enables the library to conduct inventory for the maximum duration of three days, a major feat considering that most inventory processes in other libraries takes up several weeks to complete.<ref name="AR2012 18">{{cite book|title=UP College of Engineering Library Annual Report 2012|date=2013|publisher=UP College of Engineering Library|location=Diliman, Quezon City|page=18}}</ref>